Relay Chicago IL Licensure Eligibility Requirements

Relay Chicago offers an IL teaching licensure track for all graduate students who meet the state eligibility requirements upon enrolling at Relay. For graduate students entering Summer 2019, all requirements must be met by July 6, 2019 in order to be eligible. Graduate students who meet the IL state eligibility requirements for licensure will receive an Educator License with Stipulations (ELS) at the beginning of the program and a Professional Educator License (PEL) upon graduating.

These regulations are requirements of the Illinois State Board of Education for alternative licensure candidates and Relay does not have flexibility. Relay does a thorough review of transcripts during the application review process.